Religion:
  • Major religions are Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
  • Hinduism is not a unified religion but a mixture of many religions put together to from one major religion.
  • Buddhism is a religion that began in the fifth century
  • In 268 BC Asoka converted everything to Buddhism so there would be less violence and everyone could be happy this also spread the religion of Buddhism to other lands.
  • Asoka all though he is Buddhist he also was okay with people being in other religions.
  • Jainism one of the oldest religions along with Hinduism who's main purpose is the moral life of the individual.
Art:
  • They had pillars of Asoka that were big and tall so everyone could see them. on top if the pillars there were sculptures of lions, elephants, or other symbols.
  • Also they considered caves holy and sometimes built temples inside of them.
  • The temples were usually covered in sculptures of Hindu Gods, legendary heros, and mythical creatures.
  • The pillars and stupa that were made out of stone were very important to the culture.
  • They also engraved symbols on the pillars and stupas.
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